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Biden has offered to slash his initial proposal by $550 billion. But the lead Senate Republican negotiator says it's still "well above the range of what can pass Congress with bipartisan support."

A new law places the tag on human rights and other private groups that receive funding from abroad. In Russia, the label is nearly synonymous with "spy." Critics say the law is part of an effort by President Vladimir Putin to stifle dissent.

A new book claims the organic label can't be trusted, especially on food that's imported. Yet there is a global system for verifying the authenticity of organic food, and it mostly seems to work.

What is it that makes you...you? NPR's Shankar Vedantam explores new research that suggests the labels we use to categorize people affect not just who they are now, but who they'll be in the future.

Vermont is shaking up the industry with a genetically modified food labeling law and that’s good news for Florida sugar growers.

Authorities in Akron, Ohio, found a suspicious pipe labeled with the word "Kaboom" on it so they evacuated City Hall. It was accidentally left behind by Natural Hunka Kaboom. He tells the Akron Beacon Journal he meant no harm, and his name really is Kaboom.

Some nutrition experts worry new trans fat labels won't stop shoppers from buying foods -- such as cookies, crackers and chips -- made with the heart-damaging fat. Others point out the FDA requirement already has some manufacturers reformulating their products. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

When postal rates went up this week, labels who ship CDs and LPs saw rates jump. They say the costs will make their way to music fans.

The campaign to label foods containing genetically modified organisms is gaining ground in some parts of the U.S. But GMO ingredients are found in some 70 percent of foods we buy in the U.S. Would a ubiquitous GMO label scare off consumers, or would they learn to accept it and buy anyway?

The new bill would require companies to disclose genetically modified ingredients in food products. But critics dislike that this information does not have to appear directly on the food label.